In his 70-page ruling, Lee emphasized that the organization is still free to use the name if it wishes — the team would just lose some legal protections that go along with federal registration of a trademark.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Young amendment blocks ANWR wilderness plan
Young’s amendment to the Interior Department spending bill passed the House Tuesday by voice vote after a brief debate.
Bristol Bay elder, Alaska Native leader dies at 75
Olson was a Bristol Bay fisherman, and was the longtime president, CEO and chairman of the board of the Bristol Bay Native Corporation.
Infected salmon just another problem for Yukon subsistence fishermen
As Yukon salmon continue their summer runs, subsistence fishermen are expressing frustration about gear restrictions, closures, and now potentially infected fish.
Census area no longer honors Confederate general
Gov. Bill Walker wrote Wednesday to the Census Bureau to begin the process of changing the name from the Wade Hampton Census District to Kusilvak Census District.
East Coast theology school selling off Alaska Native art, feds to investigate
The country’s oldest theological school is selling off its Native art collection, and Sealaska Heritage Institute is asking the feds to investigate. Tlingit and Haida pieces are among the works.